CVE-2016-0718

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    CVE-2016-0718

    Published: 26 May 2016Last Modified: 7 Aug 2026

    Summary:

    Details: Expat allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a malformed input document, which triggers a buffer overflow.

    References: http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00000.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00064.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00006.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00007.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00010.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00004.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00029.html, http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/141350/ESET-Endpoint-Antivirus-6-Remote-Code-Execution.html, http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2824.html, http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Feb/68, http://support.eset.com/ca6333/, http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3582, http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-68.html, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/17/12, http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90729, http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036348, http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036415, http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037705, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2983-1, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3044-1, https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2486, https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10365, https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-21, https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html, https://support.apple.com/HT206903, https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-20, https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1236923, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1296102, http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Affected versions

    R_2_1_1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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